Behind the Scenes: The Bounty, a geographic history.
My latest video takes a globetrotting look at the famous 1789 British naval mutiny and its aftermath.
Sean Munger
Historic Photo: Sons and grandsons of Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island, 1862.
Nothingburger: The 2025 JFK Assassination document dump.
I looked at the JFK documents so you don't have to. Conspiracy theorists are disappointed.
America’s Paris: the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.
The vanished societies of the Pacific: A tantalizing historical mystery.
Many Pacific islands were populated in the distant past, long before their modern inhabitants got there. Who were they?
Deadly physics: The “Herald of Free Enterprise” ferry disaster of 1987.
An egregious example of human stupidity caused a disaster that claimed nearly 200 lives, but physics played a key role.
Interiors: Corridor of the Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
This quiet corridor in Chicago's historic hotel has echoed with the quiet footsteps of guests since it opened in 1920.